A 34-year-old woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed in broad daylight on Ripple Road in Barking.
Emergency services were called to the road at 1.54pm on Thursday, 5 November, where they found a 35-year-old man with stab wounds.
He was rushed to hospital, where his injuries were assessed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.
The woman was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.
What police said
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called to reports of a stabbing at 13:54hrs on Thursday, 5 November in Ripple Road, Barking.
“Officers attended the scene with the London Ambulance Service and located a man, aged 35, with stab injuries.
“He was taken to hospital where his injuries were deemed not life-threatening nor life-changing.
“A woman, aged 34, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We treated a patient at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre by road as a priority.”
What happens next
The woman remains in police custody while detectives continue their investigation. No charges have been announced, and police have not yet said whether the man and the woman knew each other.
Detectives will now decide whether to charge the woman, release her on bail, or release her under investigation while enquiries continue.
Ripple Road is a main road running through Barking, in east London. Police have not said whether the road was closed while emergency services were at the scene.
Read our report on the Barking Power Station regeneration, and our story on the stabbing at Harrow-on-the-Hill station.
